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Good omen? Bird collision preceded NJ lottery winner's $90 million Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
I knew something was coming: Window strike foretold massive win By Kate Northrop The New Jersey lottery winner of a $90 million Mega Millions jackpot knew something was headed their way when a bird crashed into their window the night they unknowingly became the state's newest multi-millionaire. A bird strike on a New Jersey lottery player's window was a sign that foretold their $90 million Mega Millions jackpot win, the winner said. The anonymous player told New Jersey Lottery of
Dec 11, 2025, 7:53 am - Lottery News

Virginia Lottery Director Khalid R. Jones appointed as Mega Millions Lead DirectorNews Story
Torch for leading the game's future is passed to Virginia Lottery Director By Kate Northrop The Mega Millions Consortium announced the selection of the game group's new Lead Director on Tuesday: Virginia Lottery Director Khalid R. Jones. Virginia Lottery Director Khalid R. Jones will take the role as Lead Director for the Mega Millions Consortium this coming year. The Lead Director is responsible for steering discussions regarding game policies and rules, serving as the national
Dec 6, 2025, 8:13 am - Lottery News

Illinois lottery player has surprise run-in with grandma at the store, wins $1 million in PowerballNews Story
Chance encounter with family member is winner's lucky charm By Kate Northrop An Illinois lottery winner was grateful this Thanksgiving for the $1 million Powerball prize he won after experiencing a chance encounter with his lucky charm his grandmother. An Illinois man is crediting his grandmother for winning a $1 million prize in Powerball. The player, who requested to remain anonymous under the pseudonym Grandma is my Lucky Charm! was already planning on buying a lottery ticket
Nov 29, 2025, 2:49 pm - Lottery News

One Georgia ticket wins $983 million Mega Millions jackpotNews Story
Largest lottery jackpot win ever in the state Updated with final jackpot annuity and cash amounts By Todd Northrop After a run of 39 drawings without a jackpot winner, the 40th drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions game produced a single $983 million winner last night when one lottery ticket sold in Georgia matched all five numbers plus the Mega Ball. It is by far the largest lottery jackpot ever won in the state of Georgia. The next-largest amount won in the state was a $648
Nov 15, 2025, 8:21 am - Lottery News

Mega Millions jackpot closes in on $1 billionNews Story
14th-largest lottery jackpot in history By Todd Northrop The Mega Millions multi-state lottery game continued its jackpot run last night now approaching $1 billion when no tickets matched all six numbers. Last night nobody won the Mega Millions lottery drawing, triggering another jackpot rollover that created a Friday jackpot estimated at $965 million with a cash value of $445.3 million. To get to this massive size, the jackpot has been growing since it started on July 1 as a $50
Nov 13, 2025, 10:13 am - Lottery News

Connecticut man awarded $1 million Powerball lottery prize for birthday present of a lifetimeNews Story
What could be better than winning a million dollars for your birthday? By Kate Northrop There was no better birthday surprise a Connecticut man could have ever given himself than the $1 million Powerball prize he won in the lottery. A Powerball lottery drawing gifted one Connecticut man the birthday present of a lifetime when he was awarded a $1 million prize. The day of the August 30 Powerball drawing, the anonymous lottery player noticed the looming Powerball had ballooned past
Oct 30, 2025, 9:40 am - Lottery News

Michigan woman wins $100,000 Powerball prize from lottery numbers picked by ChatGPTNews Story
Winner can pay off home with AI-assisted lottery win By Kate Northrop A Michigan woman obtained her lucky lottery numbers using ChatGPT and ended up winning a $100,000 Powerball prize. Artificial intelligence manifested a real-life win when one Michigan woman won a $100,000 Powerball prize with lottery numbers she sourced from ChatGPT. Tammy Carvey, 45, is an occasional lottery player who keeps an eye on multi-state jackpots to determine when it's worth buying a ticket to join in
Oct 29, 2025, 8:29 am - Lottery News

Three $1 million winning Powerball lottery tickets sold at the same New York storeNews Story
New York Lottery Commissioner says event is infrequent By Kate Northrop One lottery retailer in New York sold three $1 million winning tickets for a single Powerball drawing, an occurrence that the New York Lottery says is infrequent. There were three winning Powerball tickets for the second-tier prize in a drawing last week, and all three came from the same store in New York. On Tuesday last week, the New York Lottery announced that there were three second-tier prize-winning tic
Oct 27, 2025, 5:56 pm - Lottery News

New Millionaire for Life multi-state game coming in 2026News Story
New For Life game has been in the works for years, state lotteries confirm participation By Kate Northrop There's a new multi-state game called Millionaire for Life that is set to make its debut in some states in early 2026. The Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) is moving forward with a brand-new multi-state game called Millionaire for Life, which is intended to replace Cash4Life and Lucky for Life in several states. At the La Fleur's Lottery World Conference in Austin, Texa
Oct 22, 2025, 7:59 am - Lottery News

$2 billion Powerball lottery winner Edwin Castro buys up lots destroyed by L.A. firesNews Story
World's biggest lottery winner focuses on preserving neighborhood as he knew it By Kate Northrop $2 billion Powerball lottery winner Edwin Castro's Malibu mansion was one of the many homes flattened in the Palisades fire disaster earlier this year. Now, he's buying up several plots of land to help rebuild the area he grew up in. Several investors have been reportedly picking through the ruins to seize and repurpose plots of land that were destroyed in the devastating L.A. fires, and
Oct 15, 2025, 8:13 am - Lottery News